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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1993
Katsuhiko Gotoda, Kobe, JP;
Hisanobu Inada, Kobe, JP;
Susumu Shoji, Kobe, JP;
Katsuya Shiba, Kobe, JP;
Yasunori Tsukuda, Shizuoka, JP;
Masanari Nakamura, Shizuoka, JP;
Star Micronics Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
To attach or detach a process cartridge to or from a support member of an LED printer, an upper housing is angularly displaced and opened around a supporting position relative to a lower housing. As the upper housing is gradually opening relatively to the lower housing, the support member is angularly displaced around a connection position with the lower housing to be separated from the upper housing. Then, a used process cartridge can be detached from the support member and another new process cartridge can be attached thereto, thereby allowing such maintenance operation to be easily performed.